X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.docbook;h=4628bdce043a20cbec56b678c7b191b3eefe4508;hb=dcb48bab299233e40e9518076c3e032ca072cb57;hp=c519d0e5f81c13ae7f7ea6a4bf937c970f1b711c;hpb=1fad3b82b55991122434b7a69dd0a80928a732e2;p=PrivacyBrowserPC.git diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook index c519d0e..4628bdc 100644 --- a/doc/index.docbook +++ b/doc/index.docbook @@ -302,6 +302,25 @@ + + + HTTP Pings + + + HTTP hyperlinks can have an extra ping attribute that sends a POST request to a different URL. + These HTTP pings are commonly used for tracking. + Most browsers send HTTP pings without informing the user + in any way + (despite what The Register article says, current versions of FireFox also happily send HTTP pings). + + + + Privacy Browser blocks all HTTP pings and presents a dialog informing the user every time the current tab attempts to send one. + Hopefully, as more people become aware of what HTTP pings are, web sites will become more embarrassed about using them. + This is a classic example of how those who wrote the HTTP specs do not have the best interests of internet users at heart. I would like the day to come where they are removed from the specs. + + + Spell Checking @@ -1241,24 +1260,85 @@ Credits and License - Program copyright 2016-2017,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner soren@stoutner.com. + Privacy Browser PC copyright 2016-2017,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner soren@stoutner.com. - - Translators: - - Translations will be added in a future release. - - + + + Program - - &underGPL; + + The source code is available at gitweb.stoutner.com + or by running git clone https://git.stoutner.com/PrivacyBrowserPC.git. + - - Documentation copyright 2023 Soren Stoutner soren@stoutner.com. - + + Translators: + + Translations will be added in a future release. + + + + + &underGPL; + + + + + Documentation + + + doc/index.docbook and src/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.appdata.xml are released under the + GFDL-1.3 license with no Front-Cover or Back-Cover Texts or Invariant Sections. + All other documentation is released under the GPLv3+ license. + + + + &underFDL; + - - &underFDL; + + + Icons + + + + + + + + JavaScript + + + + + + + + + JavaScript + + + + are derived from security and language, which are part of the Android Material icon set + and are released under the Apache License 2.0. Modifications copyright 2016-2017,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner. + The resulting images are released under the GPLv3+ license. + + + + + + + + + Loading + + + + comes from FlutterLoadingGIFs + where it is named cupertino_activity_indicator_selective.gif. + It is released under the Zero-Clause BSD License. + +